Westover Police officers took a Bruceton Mills man into custody Jan. 25 after he was found with narcotics outside a known drug complex in the area. Joseph C. Trentini, 30, […]
Cops and Courts
New website aims to aid MPD recruitment, community interaction
Interacting with the Morgantown Police Department just got a little easier with the launch of their new website earlier this week. The new site, morgantownpd.com, which was designed and developed […]
Search for missing Cheat Lake man Bryn Hargreaves continues
MORGANTOWN — It has been more than 20 days since family and friends last heard from missing Cheat Lake man Bryn Jack Hargreaves. He was reported missing to the Monongalia […]
Arrest made after police chase in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University Police officers arrested a man after he led them on a high-speed chase in Morgantown on Friday. According to a criminal complaint filed by Officer […]
Ohio man arrested, deputy injured in altercation
MORGANTOWN — Joseph P. Elias, 40, of Wintersville, Ohio, was taken into custody by Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies on several charges after an altercation that resulted in a deputy needing […]
McCarthy sentenced for sexual assault of 15-year-old
A Morgantown man who pleaded guilty of sexual assault and burglary was sentenced today in Monongalia County Circuit Court. Gerald Thomas McCarthy, 58, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Cindy […]
Hazelton staff member attacked by inmate
BRUCETON MILLS — Inmates at United States Penitentiary Hazelton are in lockdown after a staff member was physically assaulted by an inmate Tuesday. “The violence has increased at Hazelton over […]
Burglary calls lead to several arrests
MORGANTOWN — Area law enforcement have recently responded to several calls regarding burglaries and breaking and entering incidents, resulting in arrests for five individuals. Paul William Shaffer, 22, of Masontown, […]
Lawsuit alleges wrongful termination by MUB
MORGANTOWN — A lawsuit filed earlier this month in Monongalia County Circuit Court naming the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) as the defendant, claims a former employee was wrongfully terminated and […]
Former doctor files lawsuit against WVU Hospitals, board of governors
A civil complaint filed by a former employee in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County has initiated the first steps in a lawsuit against the West Virginia University Board of […]
